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ummmm LOCAL LACONICS. MATTERS IN AND AROUND THE TOWN OF DARLINGTON. A Column of Newt, Tersely Told, of Interest to Our Many Readers. Mr. Pegram Dargan is at the Exposition. Middling cotton is bringing 8i at this market. A party of gentlemen went deer hunting Tuesday morning. Mr. Richard Pate, of Stokes Bridge, has opened a store at Cypress. Mr. Wm. Ward left on Tues day for Melrose, Fla., on a visit to relatives. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Cogge- shall have returned from their trip to Atlanta. Chancellor Johnson, of Mar ion, was on a visit to relatives in Darlington last week. Quite a party of Hartsville people passed through on their way to Altanta on Monday morning. Mr. J. R. Bowles has been called to Danville, Va., his for mer home, on account of illness in his family. The grass plots immediately surrounding the Court House have been plowed up prepara tory to replanting. Miss Lillie Welsh, eldest daughter of Mrs. H. Welsh, was married in Florence on Tuesday night to Mr. Samuel Heiss. Mr. H. J. LaMotte has moved into the house at the end of Mowry Street just opposite the one formerly occupied by Mr. J. C. White. A collection was taken up at the Baptist Church on Sunday last for the benefit of Furman University and the Greenville Female College. Don’t fail to hear Polk Miller next Wednesday night. You will miss a treat if you do. Re served seats are now being sold at 50 cents each. Dr. W. J. Garner and Messrs, Claude Milling and H. G. An drews went down to George town on Tuesday to attend the wedding of Mr. W. W. Gardner. The ladies of Mt. Elon Bap- •tist Church are to give an oys ter supper at the parsonage to morrow (Friday) night. The patronage of the public is solicit ed. The recent rain has had the effect of making the tobacco market here very lively again. During the dry spell the weed could not be handled to advan tage. The “Epworth League” met at Mrs. Gibson’s residence on Friday night. A business meet ing was also held at the Metho dist Church on Sunday after noon. Mr. W. D. Woods is engaged in a hot controversy with the Columbia State on the female suffrage question. He is, as everyone knows, bitterly oppos ed to it. Mr. John Reb. Drake, Smoot & McGill’s popular auctioneer, went over to Sumter yesterday to sell a car-load of horses for Mr. Graham, the leading livery man of that place. Those who heard the Rev. Mr. Child’s sermon at the Pres byterian Church on Sunday night say that it was the best he has delivered yet, and that is saying a great deal. Delegates to the “Woman’s Mission” meeting of the Welsh Neck Association are requested to assemble at the residence of Maj. J. L. Coker, Hartsville, at 11.30 a. m. on Nov. 12. Saleday was the liveliest that has been seen here for many a day. Besides the official sales by the Clerk and the Master and McCullough tSc Cooley’s great horse sale, Jack Smith held his usual Uvee in front of the Court House pretty much all day. Henry Brown “drummed” in the Early’s Cross Roads band as it passed though the Square to the Fair Grounds on Monday, and judging from his appear ance, and the vigor with which he moved the sticks, he was the happiest man in the procession. The News and Courier gives the following list of young la dies from Darlington who are attending the Winthrop Normal College at Rock Hill: Misses Mary McKenxie and Maud Par rott, Sophomore normal; Misses Lixeie Scarborough and Pearl Parrott; Miss Fanny Mclver, music. The Floral Fair will be held in the rooms formerly occupied by the Darlington Club tomor row evening, beginning at 8 o’clock. The children will be entertained on Saturday after noon at three o’clock. The la dies have made extensive prep arations for both occasions, and Mr. and Mrs. P. Z. Harllee left on Tuesday for the Atlanta Exposition. Mr. Louis M. Norment has purchased Mr. H. M. Willcox’s residence on Cashua Street. Mr. Bentley Bowles, brother of Mr. J. R. Bowles, and Miss; Minnie Taylor were married on Sunday night. There were several North Carolina wagons in town on Monday filled with tobacco and dried fruit for sale. Dr. W. L. Galloway is going to buy a lot and build a resid ence here. Darlington will be delighted to welcome him back. The regular weekly meetings of the Darlington Guards will be held hereafter on Thursday nights. Members are requested to bear the fact in mind, and to be regular in their attendance. Messrs. W. D. Coggeshall & Co. will sell at the D. 8. McCul lough stables on Saturday, Nov. 16, one of the finest car-load lots of horses and mules that has ever been brought to Dar lington. A very large number of Dar lington people went down to Florence to see Sells’ Circus on Tuesday. The crowd under the big tent was simply enormous. The-circus is said to be an un usually fine one. Fire broke out at Mr. C. Moon ey’s planing mill about 2 p. ra. i Tuesday. A hole was Burnt in the roof, but the dames were extinguished before much dam age was done, an 1 without the alarm being sounded. The Rev. R. W. Lide will E reach at the Union services to e held at the Methodist Church next Sunday night. His sub ject will be “Some of the prin ciples involved in a proper (or Scriptural) observance of the Lord’t daji.” An important meeting of Pal metto Lodge, No. 11, K. of P. will be held at Lydia cn Wed nesday evening next, Nov. 13. The Chancellor Commander and Mr. D. S. Pate, K. of R. & S., earnestly urge a full attendance of all the members. All the Confederate Yeterans in the County are requested to meet at the Darlington Guards Armory to-morrow (Friday) for the purpose of forming an As sociation. The meeting will be an important one, and a full at tendance is earnestly urged. The young people will have a German on Saturday night in the rooms formerly occupied by the Darlington Club, availing themselves of the presence of the celebrated Italian band fromColumbia,which comes here on account of the Floral Fair. The telegraphic news indi cates that the Democratic party encountered a perfect “Water loo” in the States where elec tions were held on Tuesday. Massachusetts, New Jersey, Ohio and Maryland went Re publican by heavy majorities. Col. E. R. Mclver, while out hunting on Tuesday, met with a serious accident. His gun, it is supposed, was too heavily loaded, for it “kicked” so sev erely when discharged that the Colonel’s shoulder was dislocat ed and his collar-bone was broken. Mrs. W. H. Kennedy, mother of Mrs. Thomas H. Rogers, died at her home in Williston 0“ Fri day. While she had been sick for some, she had gotten con siderably better, and the end came very unexpectedly. Mrs. Kennedy was a Miss Merritt, of Ridge Spring. C. S. Nettles, Esq., has mov ed into the Russell house, on Cashua Street, just opposite Dr. B. C. Norment’s residence, and the family of the late Mr. D. 8. McCullough has moved into the Presbyterian parsonage, just made vacant by the removal of Mr. Nettles. Messrs. McCullough & Cooley had a big horse sale on Monday. They will have two others on Saturday next—one here, and the other at McCall & Jones’ ■tables in Florence. Their hors es are really very fine, and de serve much higher prices than they seem to be bringing, but everything is cheap these days. Dr. Chemucere, the distin guished Jewish Rabbi from Au gusta, who is to conduct servic es here once a month, delivered a remarkably fine lecture at the K. of P. hall on Sunday which defighted all who heard it. The Sabbath School which he organ ized here recently is in a nour ishing condition, and all the children who attend it ammak ing encouraging progress. “Pawnee Bill’s Show” appears in igressman Murray ad- i large crowd of color- Ex-Con dressed a large crowd ed people at the Fair‘Grounds on Monday on the subject of the registration laws, and a collect ion was taken up afterwards to assist in testing their constitu tionality before the United States Supreme Court. A brass band was in attendance at the the prospects a re that their ef-| meeting, and a regular old-fash • forts will be crowned with sig- ioned political love-feast was pal success. jheld. Wild West Florence on the IGth’" His show bills are now adorning the boards here. The Court of Common Pleas was adjourned sine die by Judge Gary on Saturday night. No business of public interest was transacted. Mr. J. E. Norment’s next ex tensive “write up” will be on Sumter. Mr. Norment is gain ing a big reputation in this par ticular line of journalistic work. The tobacco pack barn of Mr. R. M. Nettles, near Florence, was destroyed by fire on Mon- Monday night Mr. Nettles was absent at the time in Darling ton. He lost 10,000 pounds of tobacco. The property is said to have been uninsured. Mr. Green Wadford, one of the most highly respected citi zens of the Oats neighborhood, died on Tuesday night, and was buried in Wesley Chapel Ceme tery yesterday afternoon at three o’clock. Mr. Wadford was 77 years old. He was a useful citizen, and will be great ly missed in the community in which he lived. While the band was playing on the streets on Monday, a horse became very much fright ened, and attempted to run. Several by-standers caught h.m, and one of them was thrown up against a telephone pole with such violence that an iron spike in the pole was bei t by coming in contact with his head. The negro made no complaint what ever, and laughed at the idea of calling in a doctor. Seed oats; Edwards & Co. A Moit Useful Association. The News job department has just finished a pamphlet entitled the “Rules, Regulations and By-Laws of the Darlington To bacco Association.” These rules and regulations are for the pur se or compelling the local to- acco men (warehousemen and buyers alike) to conform strict ly to business methods. Under them, all tobacco must be sold for cash, the sales commencing at 10.30 a. m., and closing at 5. 30 p. m., with an intermis sion from one to two o’clock for dinner. The Association has purchased for the use of both warehouses a test 50-pound weight, and have a committee to test the warehouse scales every morning, thus assuring both planters and buyers cor rect weights. Mr. I. S. Burch has been elected President of the Association, Mr. Robert Hairston, Vice President, and Mr. R H. Tredway, Jr., Secre tary and Treasurer. We are very glad to know that such an Association as this has been formed, for no business can move smoothly without system. There are now fourteen local buyers registered in the Associ ation, which brings about strong competition on every grade of tobacco. There are a number of large orders here to be filled just now, and the local tobacco men expect to buy up all the tobacco they can put their hands on, and they expect to pay good prices for it, too. If you want the best flour buy our “Snowball;” Edwards & Co. Death of Dr. Pearce. The death of the Rev. D. M. Pierce, D. D., at Timmonsville, S. C., last Friday morning was a great loss to his race, not on ly in this section, but through out the Stave. He was born and reared near the town of Dar lington, and in youth was high ly esteemed for his honesty and truthfulness. He showed great determination in his efforts to acquire knowledge, and was anxious to learn from every one all that he could. He spent six years at the Benedict Institute in Columbia, and two or three years in Dr. Corey’s school at Richmond, Va., from which in stitution he graduated with honor. So thorough was his training, and so marked his at tainments, that he was honored about a year ago with the de gree of Doctor of Divinity. At the time of his death, Dr. Pierce was principal of the col ored Graued Schools at Tim monsville, and pastor of the colored Baptist Church at that place. His funeral services were held at the colored Bap tist Church here, and addresses were made by the Rev. I. P. Brockington, the pastor, Dr. A. C. Osborn, the President of Benedict College, and the Rev. R. W. Lide, the latter of whom taught Dr. Pierce, when a boy, his first lessons. Dr. Pierce had acquired considerable property, and his estate is estimated by some t j be worth six or eight thousand dollars. He was an honor to his race, and did a good and faithful work. x We are agents for two of the largest carpet mills in the Unit ed States All carpets are sew ed by c ect'icity. We make them, and put them down, and can save you from 10 to 25 cents r yard on your carpets ; J. D aird. High Praise for the Exposition. Editor, Darlington News: The Atlanta Exposition is a magnificent success. It not on ly deserves the patronage of the South, but he who fails to visit it will let escape him a most un usual opportunity for delight and benefit. It is Chicago to those who did not go there, and to those who did, it serves to re- illumine that matchlass picture, and to throw upon the mind’s canvas one of its own peculiarly charming and beautiful. Every thing is ready and complete; the city is abundantly able to provide for all comers, and rooms and board are readily se cured at reasonable rates. Be ware of “catch pennies”,' and the Fair is easily and cheaply seen. The great preacher Moody is here for thirty days, and will give services every evening. Pegram Dargan. Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 5, 1895. A man’s suit can be bought for |2 50 at Edwards & Co.. Official Sale*. The following land sales were made b^thd Clerk of the Court on Monday last, in the case of W. C. Coker and others vs. J. D. Sparrow and others. 208 acres to W. C. Coker for $420; Mary Byrd, et al., vs. Rocksy Kelley, et al., 248 acres to C. S. Nettles, attorney, $1,800; Philip Kalmus vs. Joseph Rosenberg and A. Weinberg, 46 acres to Philip Kalmus for $625; John Siskron vs. F. G. Keith, et al., two lots in the town of Darlington to J. Siskron for $55. In the case of C. B. Edwards, etal., vs. L. C. Cameron, et al., the sale was withdrawn, as was also the sale in the caseo, Bollman Bros. Co vs. William Dalrymple. The following sales were made by the Master.E. Silverstine vs S. Marco, 1,033 acres to E. Sil verstine for $1,700; W. A. Carri gan vs. R. F. Jackson, 152 acres to W. A. Carrigan for $625; J. C. Lampley vs. Sarah Dudley, 60 acres to J. C. Lampley for $400; L. E. Carrigan vs. Wm Bostic, 12 acres to S. J. Warrin er for $25. “An Evening of Story and Song.” As already announced Mr. Polk Miller, of Richmond, will appear at the Armory on Wed nesday evening next, Nov. 13. This attraction is not included in the regular “lecture course,” and those holding season tickets will have to pay just as others do—fifty cents tor general ad mission. Seats are now being reserved without extra charge. Mr. Miller is the best delinea tor of the old Southern planta tion negro that has ever appear ed on-the Southern stage, and in his description of his “boyhood’s happy days down on the farm” he introduces the most side split ting stories, and reproduces in a realistic manner those ola' plantation melodies, accompsn led by the banjo, which carry the old time Southerners back to the days of their childhood, and gives to those who are not familiar with the negro the very best opportunity of hearing ths pure negro dialect from one who knows it, not from study nor from reading it, but from hav ing been in contact with that race all his life The entertainment is in no sense lecture, but is rather “an evening of Story and Song If you would enjoy a hearty laugh, Mr. Miller comes prepar ed to furnish the incentive. At tention is called to the list of en dorsements from press and per sonal notices which have been printed in circular form, and will be distributed among the of Darlington this week hen it is considered that Mi Miller has been before the public but two seasons, it must be con ceded that the impressions pro duced in all sections are most satisfactory. Read what the Richmond Times says of Mr. Miller’s en tertainmenf “The old planta tion negro is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. ‘Old times have changed, old manners gone,’ and under new conditions the peculiar characteristics which made the Virginia plan tation negro so simple, amusing, and lovable are being lost. In a few years he will be only a tra dition, and in a few years more the tradition will be gone. It is impossible to put in type or on canvas the manner, language, pronunciation, and intonation of the old-fashioned negro. Nor can they be rendered by any but one who has been long familiar with them, and only then by one who has a genius for such ren ditions. To those who remem ber the old time negro, the an ecdotes, songs, and banjo per formancesof Mr. Polk Miller are inexpressibly delightful. The mirror is held up to nature and the past is brought back in vivid freshness, with a thousand memories associated with the negro and the days of Auld Lang Syne. Those who have never known the plantation ne- catch Th# Hartsville Train. The Hartsville train leaves that place in the morning at an unearthly hour—4.30 o’clock. The people of Hartsville are making an earnest effort to have it leave there at 8.30 o’clock un der the next change of schedule, which is to take place in a week or two, and they have written to Mr. Kenly, the accommodat ing General Manager of _ the Coast Line, on the subject. When the leaving time from Hartsville was originally placed at 4.30 o’clock, there was a rea son for it, but that reason has long since ceased to exist. Then connection was made at Flor ence with passenger trains for Charleston, Sumter and Wil mington. The first named train has since been taken off; the one to Sumter has been changed into a freight train, so that pas sengers from Hartsville to Sum ter take the C. S. & N. when they reach Darlington anyhow; while connection could still be made with the passenger train for Wilmington if the Hartsville train left that place at 6.30 o’clock. The people of Harts ville are caused serious and un necessary inconvenience by a continuance of the present ar rangement, and we feel sure, therefore, that the railroad au thorities will relieve them from it as soon as they have looked into the matter. If you want a lamp, toilet set, or water set cheap, call on J. D. Baird. Shoes from 30 cents up at Ed wards & Co’s. PHILADELPHIA. Dr. J. P. Parrott went to Brit ton’s Neck last week on a fish ing excursion. We expect Presiding Elder E T. Hodges to preach for us next Sunday aftornoon at 3 p. m. Miss Winnie Daniel, of Edge- field, while on her way to her school at Mont Clare, spent sev eral days here last week with her friend and school-mate,Mrs. Beulah Dowling. Mr. W. T. Yarborough and Mrs. Martha Meiggs were mar on Wednesday, Oct, 30th, at the home of of the officiating clergyman, the Rev. B. F. Par rott. Mrs. T. P. Raines,W. A. Dow ling and F. A. Dowling, Jr., of this place, and Mr. Walter J. DuBose, of Cypress, all left on Tuesday to “take in” the Atlan ta Exposition. A pleasant trip to them! On Wednesday, the 30th ult., the Rev. J. Sydney Beasley, of McColl, S. C., and Miss Alma E. Garner, of this place, were mar ried at the home of the bride’s father, Mr. J. F. Garner, the Rev. R. A. Child officiating. A man’s overcoat for $1.25 at Edwards & Co’s. gro have an opportunity to ci a glimpse of him through Mr. Miller's genius which may never be repeated, and certainly can not be surpassed, in another man.” RIVERDALE. The protracted meeting at New Chapel closed last Thurs day evening. The Riverdale school opened on Monday with Miss Margaret Ervin in charge. Messrs. Walter and Henry Dargan, Robert Ervin and Ben ton Dargan left on Saturday last to attend the Atlanta Ex position. Mr. A. W. Ferrill, who has been assisting Mr. D. M. Smoot with his tobacco, left last Fri day for his home at News’ Fer ry, Va. Cupid has been at work in our midst, and it is rumored that Hymen is about to steal away one of the reigning belles of Riverdale. Rev. J. B. Holley preached at Mechanicsville last Sunday af ternoon. He will conduct ser vices here again on the second Sunday in December, at 3 30 o’clock p. m. Messrs. J. E. Russell and W. W. Isgett have been elected delegates from Mechanicsville to the Welsh Neck Baptist As sociation which convenes at Hartsville on Tuesday, the 12th inst. A movement is being made to establish a border school near Mr. Wm. Ervin’s for the bene fit of the people living in the extreme corners of Darlington, Mechanicsville and Palmetto townships. A school is greatly needed in that vicinity, and we hope every parent will realize the importance of helping to get it up. Our dollar tourist hat is the prettiest we have seen ; Ed wards & Co. Your pictures framed cheap at J. D. Baird’s. HOPEWELL. Mrs. Susan Brown, an aged lady of this section, is quite ill. Farmers are about through gathering the crops and sowing oats seems to be the next thing in order. Our public school is progress ing very well under its present management, with an average attendance of forty pupils. Mr. F. V. Huggins, of Flor ence, passed through here re cently on bis way home after a brief visit to friends at Cypress. Mrs. E. C Huggins went to Florence on Monday last to spend some time with her sis ter, Mrs. R. McLendon, of that city. Miss Fannie Reynolds has been very sick for several weeks, but is better at this writing, and hopes are entertained that she may speedily recover. A very pleasant sociable was iven at the residence of Mr. B. . Beasley recently, in honor of Misses Maggie Alexander and Clyde DuBose, of Cypress. It was at the residence of Mr. C. E. Wilson at a late hour a few nights since that the un earthly yells of a colored boy were heard as he rushed from the cotton house where he had been sleeping: he had awaked to find a rat-snake snugly entwin ed about his neck. Dsath of Miss Rosa Lucas. [News and Courier] Hartsville. November 4.— This community was saddened by the death of Miss Rosa Lu cas last Thursday night. She was the eldest daughter of Dr. B 8. Lucas, and a young lady of fine character and accom plishments. Her remains were interred at the Wesley Chapel cemetery to day. Her greatest ambition from early life was to be a thorough and competent teacher. After graduating quite young at the Columbia Female College she taught several years in Greenville County, where she began her life work. She after wards went to Cambridge, Mass., where she took a special course in English and literature at the Harvard Annex, and on her re turn she took a special course in stenography and typewriting at Columbia. Afterwards she accepted a position as teacher in the Welsh Neck HighSchosl, which place she filled accept ably. Will arrive in a few days; something new in lap boards: ladies, do you want one cheap ? J. D. Baird. New line of matting, rugs and carpets at J. D. Baird’s. Just received; the latest style stiff hats; Edwards & Co. SOCIETY HILL. Mr. T. H. Coker has opened a small grocery store at this place. There are two strangers from the North sojourning in our lit tle town. Dr. T. P. Bell, of Nashville, preached at the'Baptist Church last Sunday. Mrs. John Scott, of Greens boro, N. C., is visiting her pa rents, Capt. and Mrs. W.' A. Carrigan. The Welsh Next Baptist Church has had its baptistry put in fine repair—bricked and cemented—i o that it bids fair to last many years. County raised need oats and seed rye for sale ; Bright Wil liamson. Primxry in Florencs [News and Courier.] Florence, Nov. 4.—The pri mary election for Senator from this county to fill the uuexpired term of the lamented Dr. J O. Byrd was held on Saturday. There were three candidates in the field, J. E. Pettigrew, and T. C. Willoughby, of Florence, and D. H. Trailer, of Timmons ville. The county executive committee met in the Court House to day and tabulated the votes as polled: There were 767 cast, of which Pettigrew re ceived 322, Trailer 276, Wil loughby 169. It required 383 to elect; the second primary has been ordered for Saturday, No vember 9. At the Florence poll the vote stood: Pettigrew 189, Trailer, 28, Willoughby 11. Pettigrew and Trailer will be the only two candidates now, and from the present outlook Pettigrew will be elected. Ladies, you can save money by buying your carpets from me; J. D. Baird. A Prosperous Planter. [J. E. Norment in News and Courier.] The Hon. E. R. Mclver, who was State Treasurer in Gover nor Richardson’s administra tion, and who was twice the president of our St ite Agricul tural and Mechanical Fair As sociation, has always been one of our best posted and most in telligent farmers. The ability and success which characterized Col. Mclver’s public career has made him so well known as to render any further remark here unnecessary. For two success ive terms, 1882-1886, he repre sented Darlington County in the Legislature, and was chairman of the agricultural committee during his entire tenure of of fice. Col. Mclver’s farming and timbered lands number 2,000 acres, and where he directs the work theie are many things worth seeing. Sixty five acres of fine cotton looks most inter esting at the present quotations. The Truitt variety is the favor ite. and on fifteen acres a bale per acre had been gathered, and again were these same acres white unto the harvest. On a hillside pasture were thirty-five cows, eighteen of which were pure Jersey, the finest kind, and seventeen grade Jerseys. Forty Southdown sheep were having a fine time growing wool that would be shipped at the proper time. A fine orchard was here also, and the barns stables and outhouses were particularly v.ell built and arranged. Two registered Essex hogs, the only registered pair in South Caro lina, perhaps, “Miss Sarah 2d” and “South Carolina King,” fat and large, looked even happier than the proverbial pig in the sunshine. Boy’s suits going at bargains; Edwards & Co. DarlinKton in the Contention. [New* and Courier.] Mr. Parrott said that by the time limit there could be no se lection from one plan or the oth er. He would be one of the last to vote for the disfranchisement of a Confederate soldier. He thought the Patton plan should be adopted. Mr. Parrott was opposed to the Clayton amendment, and out of the deep respect he had for women, he would say that if the right to vote could not be had on any other conditions, they should spurn it. Let them take it on the right terms or not at all. It is urged that our po litical conditions need this suf frage. It is urged that it is a necessary evil. On these con ditions women should spurn it. Mr. Burn said that he wasnot a special pleader, nor could he saythat ho was an advocate of woman suffrage, but he could say that the remarks of the gen tleman from Richland had gone beyond what was required and at least did not indicate a chiv alrous spirit. That while he might feel compelled to vote against the amendment offered, yet he could not detract any thing from the worth of woman and the work she had done for South Carolina and for civiliza tion in all ages. That she re fined everything she touched, and may lie it was because she was not in politics that politics were so dirty. The argument that women could not defend their country might be refuted, and the time might come when women would use the rifle as did the little woman in Buffalo Bill’s show. While he felt all he said, he would have to vote against it, because of tne wishes of his constituents. Mr. Miller, of Beaufort, asked Mr. Burn how he could make such a speech as that and then vote against the woman suffrage bill? (Laughter.) Mr. Burn replied that he would vote so because his con stituents wanted him to do so. The first of the amendments to the section that were intro duced last night came Irom Mr. Parrott, of Darlington, which reads: “All electors, otherwise en titled to the right of suffrage, by action of this Convention, and pay taxes on property to the amount of two hundred dol lars or more, and who represent a family, as the head thereof, shail have the right to cast two votes in all elections of this State,” In offering the amendment it was not a reflection on the com mittee’s report. It antagonizes no man’s plan. It only broad ens the base. It brings in other votes that he thought would be nsee’ed. It may come to pass that these votes will be needed to insure white supremacy. He urged that the additional vote would come from the rural dis tricts. He wanted to provide for the people at home. We had better consi ier, and consid er well. Are you sure that the pending propositions insure white supremacy? This is a re serve force that he feared would be needed at no distant day. All he wanted to do was to provide for an emergency. [Mr. Parrott’* amendment wai lo*t. Editor, Nkws.J Senator Irby and Mr. Perritt put themselves on record again in the closing hours of the debate as being unqualifiedly opposed to a property qualification. Sen ator Irbjr said he was “opposed on principle to a property quali* fication of even ten cents.” Mr. Perritt said that in Darlington County “resolutions were adopt ed, and the delegates promised that they would not vote property qualification. H 0 would be forced according to his promise to vote against any [property qualification.”